Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Pepperdine Waves

Dec 30, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
GONZ	50	39	89
PEPP	32	50	82

Game Recap

No. 19 Gonzaga holds on to beat Pepperdine 89-82 behind Battle's 21 points. Khalif Battle scored 21 points, Braden Huff added 19 points on 9-of-10 shooting and No. 19 Gonzaga beat Pepperdine 89-82 on Monday night in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams.

Player Stats

GONZAGA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Graham Ike	23	7-10	0-0	2-2	9	0	1	1	3	5	16
1Michael Ajayi	11	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	4	0	2
11Nolan Hickman	28	2-6	2-4	0-0	3	5	2	2	0	2	6
0Ryan Nembhard	36	4-15	0-5	1-2	2	3	2	0	6	1	9
99Khalif Battle	33	7-11	0-2	7-8	3	3	1	0	0	2	21
5Emmanuel Innocenti	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34Braden Huff	17	9-10	0-0	1-1	6	1	1	0	0	0	19
33Ben Gregg	29	5-8	0-1	2-4	6	1	1	1	0	2	12
4Dusty Stromer	23	1-3	0-2	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	2	4

TOTAL	-	36-6654.5%	2-1513.3%	15-1978.9%	32	15	9	4	13	15	89

PEPPERDINE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Dovydas Butka	37	2-8	0-3	0-0	8	4	4	0	0	3	4
12Boubacar Coulibaly	35	3-5	0-0	0-1	8	2	1	1	0	3	6
7Stefan Todorovic	39	5-15	3-10	3-3	6	4	2	0	6	1	16
10Jaxon Olvera	39	12-21	3-8	0-0	2	2	0	0	3	2	27
5Maurice Odum	30	9-16	2-5	4-4	3	8	1	0	3	2	24
4Alonso Faure	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
35Danilo Dožic	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1David Mager	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Kyle Braun	2	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34Mike Saunders Jr.	10	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	1	5
TOTAL	-	32-6847.1%	9-2931.0%	9-1090.0%	28	20	8	1	14	16	82

Play-by-Play

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1st halfGONZPEPP

(19:47) Moe Odum missed Jumper.
(19:44) Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:38) Khalif Battle made Layup.
20
(19:15) Stefan Todorovic missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:13) Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.
(19:01) Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:58) Dovydas Butka Defensive Rebound.
(18:50) Jaxon Olvera missed Jumper.
(18:47) Ryan Nembhard Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) Michael Ajayi missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:40) Boubacar Coulibaly Defensive Rebound.
(18:39) Foul on Graham Ike.
(18:26) Moe Odum Turnover.
(18:26) Graham Ike Steal.
+2 (18:22) Graham Ike made Layup.
40
+2 (18:03) Boubacar Coulibaly made Layup. Assisted by Moe Odum.
42
(17:47) Khalif Battle missed Jumper.
(17:46) Dovydas Butka Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:45) Stefan Todorovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Moe Odum.
45
+2 (17:32) Graham Ike made Jumper. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
65
(17:12) Jaxon Olvera Turnover.
+2 (16:59) Khalif Battle made Layup.
85
+3 (16:36) Jaxon Olvera made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stefan Todorovic.
88
+2 (16:19) Michael Ajayi made Jumper. Assisted by Khalif Battle.
108
(15:58) Stefan Todorovic Turnover.
(15:58) Michael Ajayi Steal.
(15:51) Michael Ajayi Turnover.
(15:51) Dovydas Butka Steal.
+3 (15:43) Jaxon Olvera made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stefan Todorovic.
1011
+3 (15:25) Nolan Hickman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khalif Battle.
1311
(15:08) Stefan Todorovic Turnover.
(15:08) Ryan Nembhard Steal.
(15:03) Graham Ike missed Dunk.
(15:02) Dovydas Butka Defensive Rebound.
(14:57) Moe Odum missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:55) Pepperdine Offensive Rebound.
(14:43) Dovydas Butka missed Jumper.
(14:40) Braden Huff Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:32) Boubacar Coulibaly Defensive Rebound.
(14:26) Moe Odum missed Layup.
(14:23) Ben Gregg Defensive Rebound.
(14:21) Ryan Nembhard Turnover.
(14:21) Moe Odum Steal.
(14:14) Stefan Todorovic Turnover.
(14:14) Khalif Battle Steal.
(14:01) Ryan Nembhard Turnover.
(14:01) Boubacar Coulibaly Steal.
(13:55) Stefan Todorovic missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:52) Boubacar Coulibaly Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:51) Jaxon Olvera made Jumper. Assisted by Boubacar Coulibaly.
1313
(13:38) Khalif Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:36) Ben Gregg Offensive Rebound.
(13:31) Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:29) Ben Gregg Offensive Rebound.
(13:29) Foul on Moe Odum.
(13:22) Nolan Hickman missed Jumper.
(13:20) Jaxon Olvera Defensive Rebound.
(13:04) Stefan Todorovic Turnover.
+2 (12:50) Braden Huff made Layup. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
1513
(12:50) Foul on Danilo Dozic.
+1 (12:50) Braden Huff made Free Throw.
1613
(12:27) Jaxon Olvera Turnover.
(12:27) Ryan Nembhard Steal.
(12:23) Ryan Nembhard missed Layup.
(12:20) Ben Gregg Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:20) Ben Gregg made Two Point Tip Shot.
1813
(12:12) Foul on Dusty Stromer.
(12:09) Stefan Todorovic Turnover.
(12:09) Nolan Hickman Steal.
(12:04) Dusty Stromer missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:02) Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
(12:02) Foul on Kyle Braun.
(11:55) Ryan Nembhard Turnover.
(11:55) Dovydas Butka Steal.
(11:38) Mike Saunders Jr. Turnover.
(11:38) Braden Huff Steal.
(11:24) Ben Gregg missed Jumper.
(11:22) Pepperdine Defensive Rebound.
(11:22) Foul on Ben Gregg.
(11:05) Kyle Braun missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:03) Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.
(10:50) Foul on Moe Odum.
+1 (10:50) Khalif Battle made Free Throw.
1913
(10:50) Khalif Battle missed Free Throw.
(10:49) Boubacar Coulibaly Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Kyle Braun missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:20) Pepperdine Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:20) Nolan Hickman Block.
(10:19) Pepperdine Turnover.
(10:08) Foul on Danilo Dozic.
+1 (10:08) Dusty Stromer made Free Throw.
2013
+1 (10:08) Dusty Stromer made Free Throw.
2113
+2 (9:49) Jaxon Olvera made Jumper.
2115
(9:33) Graham Ike missed Jumper.
(9:28) Boubacar Coulibaly Defensive Rebound.
(9:20) Foul on Graham Ike.
+1 (9:20) Mike Saunders Jr. made Free Throw.
2116
+1 (9:20) Mike Saunders Jr. made Free Throw.
2117
+2 (9:10) Braden Huff made Layup. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
2317
+2 (8:51) Boubacar Coulibaly made Dunk. Assisted by Jaxon Olvera.
2319
(8:31) Michael Ajayi missed Layup.
(8:31) Boubacar Coulibaly Block.
(8:27) Braden Huff Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:27) Braden Huff made Jumper.
2519
(8:15) Jaxon Olvera missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:12) Braden Huff Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) Nolan Hickman missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:59) Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:56) Braden Huff made Jumper. Assisted by Michael Ajayi.
2719
(7:46) Foul on Nolan Hickman.
+2 (7:46) Stefan Todorovic made Jumper. Assisted by Dovydas Butka.
2721
(7:41) Michael Ajayi Turnover.
(7:38) Stefan Todorovic missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:36) Dovydas Butka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:33) Jaxon Olvera made Jumper. Assisted by Dovydas Butka.
2723
(7:05) Nolan Hickman missed Jumper.
(7:03) Nolan Hickman Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:57) Braden Huff made Jumper.
2923
+2 (6:39) Jaxon Olvera made Jumper.
2925
+2 (6:21) Ben Gregg made Layup. Assisted by Braden Huff.
3125
(5:57) Boubacar Coulibaly missed Jumper.
(5:55) Braden Huff Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:46) Braden Huff made Jumper.
3325
(5:29) Stefan Todorovic missed Jumper.
(5:29) Nolan Hickman Block.
(5:25) Alonso Faure Offensive Rebound.
(5:23) Alonso Faure Turnover.
(5:23) Nolan Hickman Steal.
+2 (5:14) Braden Huff made Layup. Assisted by Ben Gregg.
3525
(5:04) Dovydas Butka missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:00) Khalif Battle Defensive Rebound.
(4:53) Ryan Nembhard Turnover.
(4:40) Dovydas Butka missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:37) Nolan Hickman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:34) Khalif Battle made Dunk. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
3725
(4:17) Stefan Todorovic missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:14) Braden Huff Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:05) Ryan Nembhard made Layup.
3925
+3 (3:47) Mike Saunders Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaxon Olvera.
3928
+2 (3:30) Khalif Battle made Layup.
4128
(3:21) Jaxon Olvera missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:18) Braden Huff Defensive Rebound.
(3:13) Ryan Nembhard missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:11) Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:56) Braden Huff made Jumper. Assisted by Nolan Hickman.
4328
(2:33) Moe Odum missed Jumper.
(2:31) Dovydas Butka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:30) Dovydas Butka made Layup.
4330
+2 (2:24) Khalif Battle made Layup.
4530
(2:00) Jaxon Olvera missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:58) Boubacar Coulibaly Offensive Rebound.
(1:56) Stefan Todorovic missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:53) Nolan Hickman Defensive Rebound.
(1:35) Ryan Nembhard missed Jumper.
(1:32) Khalif Battle Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:29) Nolan Hickman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Nembhard.
4830
(1:19) Dovydas Butka missed Layup.
(1:16) Dovydas Butka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:14) Jaxon Olvera made Jumper. Assisted by Dovydas Butka.
4832
(0:54) Ben Gregg missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:51) Moe Odum Defensive Rebound.
(0:38) Jaxon Olvera missed Jumper.
(0:35) Ben Gregg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:09) Ryan Nembhard made Layup.
5032

2nd half

Team Stats

GONZ

PEPP

89Points82

36-66(54.5%)Field Goal(%)32-68(47.1%)

2-15(13.3%)3-Point(%)9-29(31.0%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)9-10(90.0%)

36(13)Rebounds(Offensive)33(13)

15Assists20

9Steals8

4Blocks1

13Turnovers15

15(1)Fouls(Technical)16(1)

20Largest Lead1

Game Details

Monday, December 30, 2024 · 10:00 PM

Firestone Fieldhouse · Malibu, CA

attendance: 1,506 (48.5%)

tv: ESPN+